Ryan Benesch

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Ryan Benesch
Born (1985-01-30) January 30, 1985 (age 37)
Kitchener, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight180 pounds (82 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionForward
NLL draft1st overall, 2006
San Jose Stealth
NLL team
Former teams		Albany FireWolves
Rochester Knighthawks
Colorado Mammoth
Buffalo Bandits
Minnesota Swarm
Edmonton Rush
Toronto Rock
MSL teamKitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
Pro career2007–
NicknameThe Bullet

Ryan Benesch (born January 30, 1985) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Albany FireWolves in the National Lacrosse League. Benesch has also played for the Halifax Thunderbirds, Colorado Mammoth, Buffalo Bandits, Minnesota Swarm, Edmonton Rush, and Toronto Rock, and was the 2011 NLL scoring leader. Benesch was born in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Professional career[]

Benesch was drafted first overall by the San Jose Stealth in the 2006 NLL entry draft,[1] but was traded to Toronto Rock along with Chad Thompson and Kevin Fines for 2005 NLL MVP Colin Doyle.[2] Benesch played his minor lacrosse in Kitchener-Waterloo as well as his Junior 'A' lacrosse. He is currently the second leading scorer all-time in Kitchener-Waterloo Braves history behind Colin Doyle.

Benesch was named Rookie of the Week three times in the 2007 season, in weeks 4, 11, and 12, and was also named Rookie of the Month in March. On May 8, 2007, Benesch was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award, and named to the All-Rookie team.[3]

Early in the 2009 NLL season, Benesch and veteran Derek Suddons were traded to the Edmonton Rush for future draft picks.[4] After one season in Edmonton, he was traded again, this time to the Minnesota Swarm along with Scott Self and a draft pick for Scott Stewart, Ryan Ward, Justin Norbraten, and Richard Morgan.[5]

After four seasons in Minnesota where he averaged 83 points per season (leading the league in 2011[6]), Benesch was traded to the Buffalo Bandits along with Andrew Watt for two first round draft picks and a third round pick.[6] Benesch was traded to the Colorado Mammoth, along with a conditional third round draft pick in exchange for Callum Crawford and Alex Buque on August 1, 2017.

Canadian Box career[]

Junior[]

Benesch played five full years for the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. In 2002, Benesch was given the "Joey Nieuwendyk Award" for Rookie of the Year.[7] He finished his junior career with an outstanding 178 goals and 391 points in just 104 games.

Senior[]

Benesch currently plays for the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association after his playing rights were acquired from the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks on 29 May 2010, along with those of Chet Koneczny. He was awarded the "Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy" for Rookie of the year in 2007.[8] In 2009, Benesch won the Presidents Cup with the Owen Sound Woodsmen of the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League.

Statistics[]

NLL[]

Reference:[9]

Ryan Benesch Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2007 Toronto Rock 15 33 25 58 64 6 3.87 4.27 0.40 1 3 0 3 8 0 3.00 8.00 0.00
2008 Toronto Rock 14 19 31 50 71 38 3.57 5.07 2.71 –––––––––
2009 Edmonton Rush 14 17 27 44 71 2 3.14 5.07 0.14 –––––––––
2010 Minnesota Swarm 15 28 55 83 85 2 5.53 5.67 0.13 1 1 3 4 5 0 4.00 5.00 0.00
2011 Minnesota Swarm 16 46 49 95 79 4 5.94 4.94 0.25 1 0 3 3 6 2 3.00 6.00 2.00
2012 Minnesota Swarm 13 33 39 72 38 18 5.54 2.92 1.38 2 4 5 9 9 2 4.50 4.50 1.00
2013 Minnesota Swarm 16 34 50 84 59 14 5.25 3.69 0.88 2 7 9 16 9 0 8.00 4.50 0.00
2014 Buffalo Bandits 18 25 53 78 88 10 4.33 4.89 0.56 3 8 9 17 11 0 5.67 3.67 0.00
2015 Buffalo Bandits 18 55 58 113 99 6 6.28 5.50 0.33 1 2 4 6 9 5 6.00 9.00 5.00
2016 Buffalo Bandits 17 39 53 92 101 17 5.41 5.94 1.00 4 10 12 22 32 4 5.50 8.00 1.00
2017 Buffalo Bandits 14 33 35 68 62 7 4.86 4.43 0.50 –––––––––
2018 Colorado Mammoth 18 36 57 93 96 6 5.17 5.33 0.33 1 2 3 5 7 0 5.00 7.00 0.00
2019 Colorado Mammoth 10 17 30 47 55 2 4.70 5.50 0.20 –––––––––
2019 Rochester Knighthawks 8 18 15 33 42 0 4.13 5.25 0.00 –––––––––
2020 Halifax Thunderbirds 12 18 33 51 76 5 4.25 6.33 0.42 –––––––––
218 451 610 1,061 1,086 137 4.87 4.98 0.63 16 37 48 85 96 13 5.31 6.00 0.81
Career Total: 234 488 658 1,146 1,182 150 4.90 5.05 0.64

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

OLA[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves OLA Jr.A 3 3 3 6 0 -- -- -- -- --
2002 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves OLA Jr.A 19 25 35 60 4 -- -- -- -- --
2003 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves OLA Jr.A 19 37 57 94 17 5 2 11 13 14
2004 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves OLA Jr.A 19 28 36 64 25 5 4 3 7 2
2005 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves OLA Jr.A 22 43 43 86 19 7 8 9 17 2
2006 Kitchener-Waterloo Braves OLA Jr.A 22 42 39 81 34 5 3 4 7 4
2006 Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks MSL 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 9 16 0
2007 Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks MSL 17 29 30 59 4 3 6 5 11 2
2008 Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks MSL 18 30 36 66 0 3 5 4 9 0
2009 Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks MSL 17 31 41 72 6 1 2 1 3 0
2009 Owen Sound Woodsmen OLA Sr.B 6 24 21 45 0 3 8 7 15 0
Presidents Cup Owen Sound Woodsmen CLA -- -- -- -- -- 5 16 10 26 4
Junior A Totals 104 178 213 391 99 22 17 27 44 22
Senior A Totals 52 90 107 197 10 40 20 19 39 2
Senior B Totals 6 24 21 45 0 3 8 7 15 0
Presidents Cup Totals -- -- -- -- -- 5 16 10 26 4

References[]

  1. ^ Philly, R.A. (September 13, 2006). "Stealth doubles up with Benesch, Sorensen atop draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  2. ^ "Colossal trade as season nears". NLL.com. December 27, 2006. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
  3. ^ "Benesch Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  4. ^ "Rock trade Benesch & Suddons to Rush". NLL.com. January 14, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  5. ^ "Busy day on trading front". NLL.com. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  6. ^ a b "Bandits land Benesch in trade". NLL.com. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "O.L.A. Junior A Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
  8. ^ "Trophy Winners In O.L.A. Major/Senior". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
  9. ^ "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

Awards[]

Preceded by NLL Rookie of the Year
2007 		Succeeded by
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